Jean Franco Ferrari Chiabra (born 29 July 1975) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He became the manager of Universitario de Deportes with which he won the 2015 Torneo del Inca. As a result of his success, he later took on a role as director of football at the Peruvian Football Federation.
Club career
Jean Ferrari began his senior career playing for Deportivo San Agustín in the 1995 Torneo Descentralizado season.[1]
He then played for Universitario from 1996 to 1998, making 17 appearances in the 1997 season.[1]
On 13 August 2019, Ferrari was appointed sporting director of his former club, Universitario.[2]
Ferrari then had a spell with La liga side CF Extremadura in the 1998–99 season. His stay in Spain was one year, between 1998 and 1999, due to the lack of continuity he returned to Peru to play for Sporting Cristal.[3]
Post-playing career
After his retirement, Ferrari was coach of Leon de Huanuco, TV announcer and athletic director with Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo. In this role, he won the Torneo del Inca National Title in 2015.[4] Ferrari later became the Director of Football of the Peruvian Football Federation. In 2025, he was involved in a dispute with Óscar Ibáñez that led to Ibáñez resigning as the manager of the Peru national football team. Ibáñez claimed the President of the Peruvian Football Federation Agustín Lozano wanted him to extend his contract for the last friendly matches in 2025. However, Ferrari contradicted Lozano a few days after the offer and stated that Ibáñez’s contract would not be renewed.[5]
Ferrari was a candidate for Congress with National Victory in the 2021 Peruvian general elections.[6]
Honours
Universitario de Deportes
References
- ^ a b Jean Ferrari at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ UNIVERSITARIO DE DEPORTES: JEAN FERRARI SERÁ EL NUEVO DIRECTOR DEPORTIVO, entornointeligente.com, August 2019
- ^ Alvarado, Abraham (13 January 2024). “Jean Ferrari revela la dura razón por la que llegó a Sporting Cristal: “Me cag… el ‘Gordo’ Gonzáles”“. elpopular.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ ““Alianza Lima es el enemigo”, afirmó Jean Ferrari, directivo de César Vallejo” (in Spanish). Peru 21. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ “Óscar Ibáñez responsabilizó a Jean Ferrari de su salida de la selección de Perú” (in Spanish). ESPN. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ República, Redacción La (18 January 2021). “Exfutbolistas postulan en las elecciones generales de 2021”. larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
External links
- Jean Ferrari at National-Football-Teams.com